International Journal of Manpower: Volume 22 Issue 4

Changing employment relations in the Asia‐Pacific region

Discusses the employment relations (ER) of seven countries: Australia, New Zealand and Japan have in different ways been restructuring their ER for increased flexibility. The…

Power in the union?: Part‐time workers and enterprise unionism in Japan

Increases in the number of jobs for part‐time workers has had little impact on the rate of unionisation for part‐time workers, the majority of whom are women. The argument run by…

“Otherwise you’re on your own”: unions and bargaining in Malaysian banking

Bank unionism illustrates some of the diverse experiences of Malaysian unions in a seemingly hostile legislative environment. The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) is a…

The art of selling corporate culture: Management and human resources in Australian construction companies operating in Malaysia

Human resource (HR) practices are increasingly concerned with adding value through increased skills, autonomy and contribution. Whilst useful in some cultural and industry…

In response to globalization: what we can learn from the Telstra experience

The aims of this article are threefold. It first examines the initiatives taken by Australian governments to deregulate the telecommunications industry as a means to increase its…

Workplace determinants of union presence in New Zealand organisations

This article reports a section of results from a survey of managerial practices in New Zealand. While the survey was primarily undertaken to discover what types of managerial…

Work and Pay in Japan

Inflation, Unemployment and Monetary Policy

The Tao of Leadership

Organizational Misbehaviour